On Friday afternoon, RCMP confirmed one person died after a human-triggered avalanche near Lake Louise. Banff National Park ...

The debris will break your bones, and if you survive that the snow will often suffocate you in about 15 minutes. I went up into the mountains with the avalanche specialists working to keep that ...

"The large quantities of recent snow will start to melt as temperatures rise and the sun returns during the day on Friday. "Avalanche activity will be much lower than on Thursday, but major ...

Continued heavy snow in the Savoie area has led Meteo France to issue an orange alert for a "strong or very strong avalanche risk", with the agency adding: "Many avalanches may occur spontaneously ...

Local media said there was only one person injured in the avalanche and the victim suffered a cardiac arrest after being buried under snow. A rescue helicopter had been deployed to transport him ...